{"product_id":"who-by-fire-war-atonement-and-the-resurrection-of-leonard-cohen-9781954118447","title":"Who by Fire: War, Atonement, and the Resurrection of Leonard Cohen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An expedition into the troubled soul of one of the world's greatest songwriters.\"--\u003ci\u003eHaaretz \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating and intense account of Leonard Cohen's time in Israel during the 19-day Yom Kippur War of 1973. A must for any Leonard Cohen completist.\"--Suzanne Vega\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022 * \u003ci\u003eMosaic\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Book of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of Leonard Cohen's concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur War, including never-before-seen selections from an unfinished manuscript by Cohen and rare photographs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn October 1973, the poet and singer Leonard Cohen--thirty-nine years old, famous, unhappy, and at a creative dead end--traveled to the chaos and bloodshed of the Sinai desert when Egypt attacked Israel on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur. Moving around the front with a group of local musicians, Cohen sang for hundreds of young soldiers, men and women at the worst moment of their lives. Those who survived never forgot the experience. And the war transformed Cohen, reigniting his creativity and inspiring him to compose some of his most memorable songs. \u003ci\u003eWho by Fire\u003c\/i\u003e provides a riveting account of those weeks in the Sinai, drawing on Cohen's previously unpublished writing and original reporting to create a kaleidoscopic depiction of a harrowing, existential moment for both a young country at war and a singer at a crossroads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matti Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954118447","brand":"Spiegel \u0026 Grau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42931984040073,"sku":"9781954118447","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_57885a55-cc72-46e2-94f6-2b69dba87a3b.jpg?v=1724739207","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/who-by-fire-war-atonement-and-the-resurrection-of-leonard-cohen-9781954118447","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}